Acrylic

was established in 1999. Currently there are twenty-five people working here, both the nuns and lay people.

The icon painters paint using acrylic and oil paints; plaques, pearls, and framed stones for decoration of halos. Our icon painters strictly adhere to the ancient technology: icons are painted on well-dried planks covered with natural gesso. The backgrounds are covered with high-quality gold leaf.

Icons painted with acrylic paints are less prone to exterior damage. Acrylic paints have good covering power and are easy to work with. They may be transparent when you need it. They dry up quickly and stick to the surface very well, which is why they are used for restoration of icons and frescoes.

Acrylic paint forms long and tight polymeric chains in the process of polymerizing, which explains its long lifespan.

Any Orthodox icon - from a tiny namesake icon to a big church icon - may be painted according to your request. You can order any icon in our icon painting workshop, either by giving us your own specimen, or by choosing an icon from our archives, some of which are presented in this catalogue (family icons, wedding icons, namesake icons, measure icons, church icons, etc.)

Please note that the final prices of the Icons painted with acrylic paints in our catalogue may be different from the quoted ones, depending on your location and method of delivery. We will contact you after you place an order confirming your order and specifying its final cost.

Church supplies and Unique Handmade Gifts from St Elisabeth Convent

You can easily order a painted icon from our online catalog: all you need is to select an icon that you like. You can also contact us and send your own image. Painted icons from St Elisabeth Convent are marked by exceptional quality and strict adherence to traditional techniques.

Please check out our unique handmade ceramic gifts. Our hand painted cups, teapots, tea sets, and souvenirs are in high demand worldwide. This is hardly surprising, given that each item is characterized by original design and the use of high-quality materials; moreover, it is made with love and prayer, thus being a perfect gift for you and your loved ones.

We offer church goods and sanctuary items, both ready-made and made to individual order, such as Holy Table crosses, chalices, church book covers, reliquaries, censers, etc. A lot of these church items are made in the non-ferrous metals workshop of St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox church goods made in our non-ferrous metals workshop are noteworthy and highly acclaimed.

Buying anything from our online catalog, be it an icon, a cross, church goods, a ceramic piece, a disc, or a souvenir, or simply donating to St Elisabeth Convent via our website, you make a contribution to a good cause and help hundreds of people in need. You can learn more about our ministry and workshops here.